(1) A person may apply
for an occupancy permit to replace the current occupancy permit for a
building, even if no change is proposed to the building’s use or
classification.
(2) A person may apply
for a building approval certificate for a building or an incidental structure
that —
(a) was
constructed in accordance with the written law applicable at the time of its
construction; and
(b) on
its completion, could be lawfully occupied or used without —
(i)
an occupancy permit; or
(ii)
a certificate of classification under the former
provisions as defined in section 176; or
(iii)
any other authority under a written law that was
applicable at the time the building or incidental structure was completed.